With the holiday season in full swing, we wanted
to talk about that modern addition to Christmas tradition, the Elf
on the Shelf. Where do we stand on that little spy? Catherine and
Terri take a pass on shelf-elf wrangling (and really, house
decorating of any sort short of the last minute), while Nicole's
and Amanda's families have adapted the concept to their own
creative purposes.

It's not like "toy elf mover" was ever part of any job
description we expected to have in our lives. As we reminisced
about old employment for our second topic, however, we found that
our past employments have included such duties as crushing rocks,
scooping ice cream, editing greeting cards, and memorized the names
of every county in the state in alphabetical order. We're just
happy to be able to add podcasting to all our resumes.

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Kristen Eredics for our happy in-and-out music. If you're reading
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